Current Classes:

Unless otherwise announced,
all workshops and events will take place at
JAMES LEES MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1741 Frankfort Avenue
(Frankfort Avenue at William Street)

To register, call us at 896-0172, write us at 1741 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206, or eMail us at directorfaithaction@yahoo.com

Please register 10 days before the event. After that, please call to check availability.

Classes and Events, Winter 2008 The Yoga of Sound: Awakening the Mystic Heart Russill Paul returns May 16-17 for a two-day event featuring music, chant and movement at Unity Temple, 757 South Brook Street. Russill Paul, author of The Yoga of Sound, faculty member at Wisdom University and noted recording artist, studied Sanskrit and Indian classical music while a Benedictine monk with Bede Griffiths in south India. Friday, May 16, 7 pm Concert and Chant - $10 at the door Saturday, May 17, 10 am-4 pm Chant/Movement workshop - $50 ($30 for seniors and students with ID) Saturday, May 17, 8 pm Celebration with Dance, Chant - Donations welcome Concerts for Contemplation Harry Pickens, internationally known jazz pianist returns with this unusual and potentially transformative experience. This is not a jazz performance, but a sort of “sonic yoga” which taps the power of music to help you slow down, relax and deepen your conscious connection with the Source of peace within. Sundays, April 27 and May 25, 7:30 p.m. Donations welcome Spiritual Pathways of the World’s Religions: Nurturing the Spiritual Life During the Lenten Season This course is designed to help participants gain clarity and focus about the journey of faith, to learn about various other pathways in order to consider incorporation of their beliefs and practices into our journey, and to gain greater understanding, openness and acceptance of those whose view differs from our own. Classes will explore indigenous wisdom traditions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Islam, as well as contemporary pathways. Duncan Ferguson, PhD, is an educator and author. Jud Hendrix, M. Div., is Director of The Center for Integral Spiritulity and Pastor of Covenant Community Church. Six Tuesdays, April 2-May 14, 7-9 p.m. $60 Changing Transportation: The Keystone Issue for Sustainability And Economic Justice Transportation infrastructure and lack of public transportation options are prime factors in our oil dependence, loss of agricultural lands, poverty and economic difficulties. reordering our transportation priorities will save lives, drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, serve the underserved and protect our economy. David Coyte is a social and environmental activist who is on the boards of the Knob Valley Audubon Society, Protect Our Woods (Indiana) and the Coalition for Advancement of Regional Transportation. Thursday, April 1, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations welcome Money, Investing and The Poor This class will spend half the day looking at Biblical economic themes like Jubilee, Sabbath Economics and the “preferential option for the poor.” The other half day will be spent exploring contemporary ways to invest in microcredit, fair-trade, community development credit unions and banks, and other institutions making capital available to the poor in the United States and worldwide. Rev. Andy Loving, CFP, AIF, is a long-time social activist and financial planner who specializes in community and social investing. He and his wife and business partner, Dr. Susan K, Taylor, operate Just Money Advisers, Inc., a local financial planning firm. They are active members of Jeff St. Baptist Community in Louisville. Saturday, March 29. Repeated Saturday, May 17. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring sack lunch. $30 each day Tibet Sacred Sites Tour 2007 Rebecca Martin and Glenda Hodges-Cook offer reflections and photos from last summer's trip Tuesday, March 18, 7 pm Donations welcome Yoga for Beginners An introduction to yoga for beginners or those wishing to “begin again.” The class will be geared to meet the needs of the students. Included will be basic yoga poses, deep relaxation and practical yoga philosophy. Equipment provided. Note* This class will be held at Crescent Hill United Methodist Church. Alex Cleveland has taught Iyengar style hatha yoga for ten years. He has lived in India for extended periods and is on the Board of Directors of the Iyengar Yoga Association of America—Southeast Region. Six Wednesdays, February 20-March 26, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $60 ONGOING CFA ACTIVITIES Prayer Service for Peace and Non-violence every Monday, 12:15 p.m. Join us in a 15-20 minute prayer service. The Collaboratory We bring together a network of artist/audiences from different generations, backgrounds, cultures, ideologies, artistic mediums and levels of experience. Join us! Bring your music, your instrument, your poem, yourself. Come to create… come to listen… come to converse. The last Saturday of each month 7:45 p.m. Vipassana Meditation Group This ancient Theravadan Buddhist practice initially uses the breath as focus of awareness. The aim of the class is not to "become Buddhist," but to develop ability to see how the mind works and to be deeply present for each moment of life. No experience is necessary to participate. Persons of any religious tradition are welcome, as are those without formal religious affiliation. Glenda Hodges-Cook, a practitioner of vipassana meditation for thirty years, has completed the Community Dharma Leader Training Program through Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. Every Monday: 6 p.m. Newcomers' orientation and practice check-in 6:30 p.m. Meditation group Donations welcome Spiritual Direction We believe that within all people lies a profound desire to find meaning, to discover or rediscover our deeper truths, and to live in conscious relationship with the divine, with God. Spiritual direction provides an opportunity for persons to explore their faith and their lives. Spiritual directors seek to provide a safe place of listening, support, and accompaniment. Are you looking for spiritual direction? Would you be interested in talking to someone about spiritual direction? The Center for Faith and Action would like to support you in your exploration of these and other questions by serving as a point of connection. We can provide a list of spiritual directors and/or direction itself. Please call Phil Lloyd-Sidle for information at 896-0172.